Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 414 Yin Instruments. (Third update!)

After testing all the spells, Zheng Que stood up, casually straightened his robes, and then walked out of the spell testing room.

The three ghost servants outside were resting at the moment, and they did not react when they realized that Zheng had come out.

Seeing this, Zheng Que ignored them and went out on his own.

A moment later, he returned to the government office, entered smoothly, and found Xiang Songnian to ask about the problem of establishing a foundation for the Ghost Elixir.

However, to Zheng Que's surprise, after Xiang Songnian understood his purpose, he bluntly stated that he did not know much about the Ghost Core Foundation Establishment.

Because almost all cultivators who used Ghost Pills to build their foundation eventually went insane.

This kind of knowledge is very difficult to collect.

Even if one manages to collect a few words from these monks, they are often incoherent and cannot be verified.

On the contrary, Xiang Songnian did know some knowledge about using rare and precious materials to build a foundation...

Just as Zheng Que imagined, using different rare and precious materials to build the foundation would result in different effects on the Dao foundation.

There is a rare and precious material called "Flying Star Sand". A foundation built with it can make spells faster, and most spells can be cast without forming incantations.

There is also a rare and precious material called "Void Stone Milk," which can greatly increase the power of all offensive spells!

Among them, the imperial court possesses the rare and precious material, [Flying Star Sand]...

Zheng Que asked some more questions about the [Soul Puppet], and Xiang Songnian patiently answered them.

The "Soul Puppet" is a type of "evil spirit" that can transform weak "vengeful spirits" and "fierce spirits" into its own puppets and control them.

Aside from the innate ability to control other ghosts, all of the [Soul Puppet's] ghost skills and Yin arts originate from other ghosts.

The more ghosts it controls, the stronger the [Soul Puppet] becomes.

Legend has it that deep within Yaotai Mountain dwells a Soul Puppet of the Iron Tree Prison, which is extremely troublesome even for Core Formation stage cultivators...

After leaving the yamen, Zheng Que did not return directly to Linghai Cave, but instead headed towards Huaxi Cave.

Soon, a semi-transparent horse pulled the carriage and took him to the floating island where the Flower Path Cave was located.

After landing, the horse and carriage transformed back into a jade pendant amidst the flowing light, and in an instant, Mu Xiangu's figure appeared not far from Zheng Que.

Seeing Zheng Que catch the jade pendant, Mu Xiangu immediately said directly, "Gao Yinxia from the Heavenly Artifact Sect is ready today. You can go to her for dual cultivation anytime now."

Zheng Que was slightly taken aback; he had come here on important business!

But this is related to "Gao Yinxia's" dual cultivation...

In a flash, Zheng Que took a deep breath and resisted the blatant temptation.

The immortal examination is about to begin, and we cannot afford to waste any time.

So he quickly transmitted his voice and said, "I will be participating in the imperial examination for immortality in two days."

"The exam questions have been set, but we don't know if it will be held in the prefectural city."

"Be careful during this time. If I leave the city with the imperial cultivators, take that [Rouge Demon] with you and follow them."

"Also, please inform the ghost bride outside the city as well."

The Imperial Examination for Immortals?
Mu Xiangu nodded quickly and replied calmly, "This immortal understands."

"【Rouge Demon】is still outside the city. I will make arrangements for her when the time comes."

After explaining things to Mu Xiangu, Zheng Que left the Flower Path Cave and returned to his own Linghai Cave. Upon returning, he routinely scanned his surroundings, found nothing amiss, and then took his seat in the main position, preparing to begin his cultivation.

However, just as he sat down cross-legged, he saw the door to the casting room below suddenly open.

Shu Yunying, her body shrouded in a thin layer of yin energy, strode out with an invigorated expression.

Seeing this, Zheng Que immediately asked, "Shu Yunying, has the robe been successfully forged?"

Shu Yunying nodded immediately, raised her hand and took out something that looked like a strip of cloth. Although she couldn't suppress the joy in her eyes, she replied calmly, "It's just a simple robe. What's so difficult about it?"

"Although you provided a little less material, this young lady is skillful and quick-witted, and has already perfectly forged the robe in the blueprint!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que was immediately puzzled. The materials he had given Shu Yunying were enough to forge more than a dozen sets of robes.

Moreover, the strip of cloth that Shu Yunying is holding in her hand doesn't look like the "Stunning Clouds Skirt" described in the blueprint at all...

Just then, Shu Yunying strode up into the hall, unfolding the strip of cloth as she walked; it was a long, sky-blue dress.

The skirt is emerald green, like the water of a lake in spring, with an extremely delicate color. It seems to be shrouded in a layer of mist, so that the emerald green is not directly displayed, but rather like a flower in the mist and the moon in the water, with a kind of beauty that is a mixture of illusion and reality.

However, the dress was tattered and covered with holes of all sizes. In many places, it was even ripped open, allowing a clear view of the back from the front.

The original "Stunning Smoke Skirt" was a flowing and elegant long dress, very dignified and graceful. But the "Stunning Smoke Skirt" in Shu Yunying's hands now was riddled with holes, covering very little of the body. At first glance, it was even more outrageous than the aphrodisiac clothes in the bedchamber!
Zheng Que immediately realized that this must have been a mistake made when Shu Yunying was forging the robe, which ruined the materials.

Moreover, this mistake happened more than once, resulting in the entire "Amazing Smoke Skirt" having holes here and there...

More importantly, the [Stunning Smoke Skirt] that Shu Yunying crafted was shrouded in yin energy, exuding a chilling aura, and contained no spiritual energy whatsoever!

This is not a ritual robe at all, but a ghost robe, just like the groom's robe that the ghost bride once gave him!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que coughed lightly and immediately praised loudly, "Miss is indeed clever and resourceful, with outstanding talent."

"This [Stunning Clouds Skirt] is perfectly crafted and extremely beautiful!"

"Young Miss, why don't you quickly change into the robes and try them on!"

"I've just completed my Foundation Establishment, Miss. After you put on your magic robes, you can come with me to the spell testing room for a friendly sparring session..."

Hearing Zheng Que's praise, Shu Yunying smiled smugly, but showed no intention of changing into the so-called "Stunning Smoke Skirt". She simply said, "Since you want to spar, then go and spar first."

“To deal with a servant like Shu Que, this young lady doesn’t need to wear a priest’s robe.”

Zheng Que smiled and replied immediately, "Okay!"

So he took Shu Yunying into the spell testing room.

To forge this robe, Shu Yunying spent countless hours in the casting room, racking her brains and expending a great deal of yin energy.

Zheng Que raised his hand and used the [Gathering Yin Technique] to summon a vast amount of Yin energy to restore his condition.

Once Shu Yunying's Yin energy had almost fully recovered, the two sides finally began their great battle.

Boom boom boom...

After some time, the battle ended.

Shu Yunying stood beside the demon statue, her body shrouded in a swirling aura of yin energy, like billowing black smoke, which made her pale face appear exceptionally cold and beautiful.

At this moment, she was wearing a shawl that resembled a fishing net, with large and small holes revealing glimpses of snow-white crystalline color. The half-concealed and half-revealed appearance was filled with an indescribable charm, yet her posture remained as dignified as ever. She spoke eloquently, saying, "Shu Que, you have made great progress!"

"If I hadn't changed into this robe, I would have almost lost!"

(End of this chapter)